Google Urged to Take Stance Against Android Bloatware in Open Letter

More than 50 organisations have asked Google to take action against Android vendors who pre-install "exploitative" apps aka bloatware on their devices. In an open letter submitted to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the group of organisations that include search engine company and Google rival DuckDuckGo and nonprofit organisation The Tor Project have shown their concerns over vulnerabilities that users face due to pre-installed apps that cannot be deleted and collect, share, and expose their private data without prior knowledge or consent.
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